![]() As a result, these ideals permeate all that we are involved in and cannot be separated from any part of ourselves or our interests. We do business these ways, not for the sake of these concepts but because of our integrity these things are central to the entirety of who we are as individuals. ![]() That is to say, we do business honestly, consistently, reliably. We are not one person away from the business and someone entirely different in the business.Ĭonducting ourselves and our business with integrity lends itself to what have become the more conventional interpretations of the idea of integrity. Positions we take as principals leading the business are influenced by the sum total of us as individuals. The things that contribute to how we lead are not just a PART of our leading, they impact EVERY aspect of how we lead.Īll our decisions for our business are viewed through the lens that understands such decisions as impacting the entirety of the business. That is to say, we view leadership through a lens of wholeness. So, when we discuss the idea of integrity as being a core value for us as an organization the meaning has to do with wholeness. Prior to its loose usage as a synonym for ‘honesty’ it expressed basic moral and psychological ideas of wholeness and soundness. ![]() ‘Integrity’ is in danger of becoming a fashionable catchword in popular moral-cum-psychological usage. Following is just one poignant commentary regarding this thinking: Interestingly, we are not alone in this view of the definition of integrity. Understanding the idea of an integer, the meaning of integrity is perhaps best characterized as “ something undivided an integral whole”. For example, 1 is an integer 1.732 is not an integer. An integer, of course, is a whole number, as opposed to numbers that include fractions and more complex number. ![]() The root of integrity is found in the word integer. This is where knowing and understanding the meaning and root of a word can be so enlightening. While convention may suggest these as defining integrity, we think integrity means something much more consequential.įor us at L10, and me personally, we did a deep dive exploring the essence of what integrity intends. Word’s internal thesaurus listed ‘honesty’ as the first synonym for integrity. Interestingly, as I wrote this BLOG, I first used Microsoft Word. Most would identify integrity with things like honesty, truthfulness, trustworthiness. So, the point? The point is this, what does INTEGRITY mean? Given the considerable frequency of integrity as a core value, examining its meaning is worthwhile. Almost without exception, someone in the group who is doing this exercise will remark at how impactful it was to look up the meaning of the words. This has proven to be a revelatory exercise. In doing so, we stress the need to look up the meaning of the word’s participants choose as their core values. Additionally, one of the most meaningful leader workshops we host at L10 focuses on the effort around knowing your personal core values. This practice is something I employed when I undertook to learn and know what my personal core values are.
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